According to cafe's bartender Yohanes, after Wayan Mirna Salihin collapsed, he poured the leftover coffee into a water bottle as Devi, his bar manager, had instructed him to do.

All of the leftover coffee was poured into the bottle, so the glass was empty. The bottle was taken by the police for investigation while the glass was returned to the café pantry, said Otto.

However, based on the police’s dossier, the cyanide was detected by police in the confiscated coffee glass and the water bottle. This was peculiar as Yohanes had said that the glass was empty.

"We only want to clarify this. The witness said that the coffee glass was empty but police detected the cyanide in the coffee in the glass. Where did the cyanide-laced coffee that was detected actually come from?" Otto asked at the trial on Thursday at the Central Jakarta District Court.

After the trial, Otto asserted that the evidence was not found in the coffee that was drunk by Mirna. Therefore, the case had no strong evidence at all.

Meanwhile, prosecutor Ardito Muwardi said Devi would explain the matter. He declined to elaborate further as Devi would appear at the trial on July 27. (bbn)

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